. The Argonaut . ers of Credit issued available in all parts of the world. Draw direct on New York, Boston, Chicago, St. Louis,Salt Lake, Denver, Kansas City, N ew Orleans, Portland,Or., Los Angeles, and on London, Paris, Berlin, Ham-burg, Bremen, Frankfort-on-Main, Copenhagen, Stock-holm, Christiana, Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, HongKong. Shanghai. Yokohama, Genoa, and all cities in Italy. WELLS FARGO &C0/S BANK N. E. Cor. Sansome and Sutter Sts. San Francisco, Cal. Cash Capital and Surplus 96,250,000 Jno. J. Valentine, President; Homer S. King, Waxjsworth, Cashier; F. L. Lifman, A


. The Argonaut . ers of Credit issued available in all parts of the world. Draw direct on New York, Boston, Chicago, St. Louis,Salt Lake, Denver, Kansas City, N ew Orleans, Portland,Or., Los Angeles, and on London, Paris, Berlin, Ham-burg, Bremen, Frankfort-on-Main, Copenhagen, Stock-holm, Christiana, Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, HongKong. Shanghai. Yokohama, Genoa, and all cities in Italy. WELLS FARGO &C0/S BANK N. E. Cor. Sansome and Sutter Sts. San Francisco, Cal. Cash Capital and Surplus 96,250,000 Jno. J. Valentine, President; Homer S. King, Waxjsworth, Cashier; F. L. Lifman, —John J. Valentine, Benj. P. Cheney, OliverEldridge, Henry E. Huntington, Homer S. King, Geo. , John J. McCook, Charles F. Crocker, Dudley Evans. CONNECTICUT FIRE INSURANCE GO. OF HARTFORD. Cash Capital 81,000,000 Assets 2,632,228 Surplus to policy-holders 1,550,589 ROBERT DICKSON, Manager, San & Dickson, San Francisco, Agents. General Office, 501 Montgomery Listener— Isnt it wonderful how he always has abrand new story to fit everything ! Other Listener—Ya-as. Makes em up, yon know,out of newspaper yams. Romfikb sends em to him. HENRY ROMEIKE, 110 FIFTH AVENUE, - - - NEW TORE Started the first Press-Cutting Bureau, and famishesNewspaper Clippings from all the leading paper* in theworld on any subject. December 16, 1895. THE ARGONAUT. 13 STORYETTES. Grave and Gay, Epigrammatic and Otherwise. Max ORell tells the story of a chairman he hadat one of his lectures, who, on introducing him tothe audience, spoke for an hour and a half. Thelecturer then arose, and quietly proposing a voteof thanks to the chairman for his excellent ad-dress, sat down again, and the meeting closed. A lawyer residing in the North of England, andnoted for his laconic style of expression, sent thefollowing terse and witty note to a refractory client,who would not succumb to his reiterated demandsfor the payment of his bill: Sir, if you pay theinclosed, yo


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